IRS Will Find You If You Don t Pay Your Taxes
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Don do that, though, and things could get ugly. Generally, the IRS won hit you with a lien unless you delinquent for years, but a lien is a huge headache. Officially, federal tax lien is a legal claim to your property, including property that you acquire after the lien arises, the IRS website says. If you have outstanding back taxes, the agency also can claim any refund you would have been patagonia freeport maine best1entitled to and put it toward that debt.
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If the IRS has its way in the future, big time scofflaws won even be able to scoot out of the country to avoid a tax bill. Legislation currently in Congress would give theState Department the right to revoke or limit the passport of anyone who owed the IRS more than $50,000 and wasn making any effort to repay it.
